They are America's unsung heroes. They are just as much a contributing factor, in some cases more so, than any American who served in the Vietnam War and are credited as responsible for saving over 10,ooo American lives in that war.

Frodo, the baby koala found with up to 15 shotgun pellets in her tiny body, continues to amaze vets with her recovery.
The joey has overcome a fractured skull and internal injuries after being shot with lead pellets at Kenilworth in the Sunshine Coast

A BABY koala shot about 15 times with a pellet gun has made a promising recovery overnight.
Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital veterinarian Dr Amber Gillett says Frodo is moving around and eating.
"Frodo has made good improvement overnight

Among the birds and cats are five new puppies. They are all animals abused and now living at the Medina County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.The puppies were found last week on the side of a Medina County highway.

Scarlett was a former stray cat, probably born in June 1995, whose efforts to save her kittens from a fire, at serious harm to herself, attracted worldwide media attention and has been related in a number of non-fiction books

A Border Terrier left to die in the winter cold is now looking forward to a happy Christmas, thanks to kind-hearted vets and volunteers in County Durham. Staff at Westway Veterinary Group helped save Mimm the Terrier when she was found close to death in

A family dog is being credited with helping to save the lives of his human family when they were threatened during a violent home-invasion robbery in the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday.
Aslan, a 5-year-old boxer mix, apparently alerted his owners to

In the biggest raid of dog fighting in USA there was Among these survivors was a black pit bull named Fay, a dog savagely mutilated by a dogfighter who allegedly cut off her lips, but a dog still willing to show affection toward humans.

We ask that Mr. Lovell receives the maximum punishment allowable for this heinous crime. Anyone that would drag a defenseless 17 lb dog miles behind a truck deserves no leniency. If it were not for the witnesses that forced him to stop and for the

The horse that was shot and apparently left for dead near Rulison earlier this month is doing well, and is slowly working toward a full recovery.
"I stopped and spent some time with him yesterday," said veterinarian Liz Chandler, who has been caring

Tearing across the park, Andre the mongrel looks just like any other dog.
But a closer look at the Alsation-Rottweiler mix reveals that his ability to walk - let alone run - is something of a miracle.
That's because Andre only has two legs - after

Bosco, the Zanesville police dog who was shot this week, took his first steps with his back legs during rehabilitation yesterday at Ohio State University Veterinary Hospital.
"The daily rehabilitation went very well," said Kristine McComis, assistant

Howard, (affectionately known as the combine kitten) was found along side a country road in Ingham County by two brothers, 10-year old Kyle and 8-year old Bryce Billingslea who heard his cries. What they found was shocking. It was a tiny 10 week old